Method of permanently waving hair



Feb.16,1932. A G,J;,HNSON 1,845,753

METHOD OF PERMANENTLY WAVING HAIR Filed Feb. 4. 1931 Patented Feb. 16,1932 UNITED STATES AUTHOR G. JOHNSON, O1 GILMAN, IOWA.

mnon or PERMANENTLY wavmo mm Application died February 4, 1931.

This invention relates to the so-called permanexi'waving of hair and hasfor its principal o ject the successful waving of the air without thepossibility of harm to the hair, patient or operator,

A urther object of my invention is to provide a non-electric method orprocess of permanently waving hair that is not painful to the patientduring the permanent waving m of her or his hair,

A still further object of this invention is to provide a means wherebyan excellent ermanentwave may be given and obtaine in out-of-the--wayplaces where suitable electrical current is not available.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a method ofermanently waving live hair that is exceptionally beneficial to the hairso waved.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a method. ofpermanently waving hair that may be used successfully by individuals notparticularly skilled in the art of permanently waving hair.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

My invention consists in the method or process hereinafter set forth,ointed out in my claims and illustrated int c accompany-' in drawings,in which:

ig. 1 is an end view of the shelled pad resting in an absorbing hot oilfrom a receptaole.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the shell embraced pad in an opencondition.

.Fi 3 is a plan view of the usual spool upon whic the hair to bepermanently wave is wound Fig. 4 is an end view of the shell embracedpad clamped around the spool holding the hair to be waved.

The present method of permanently waving hair is to subject the hairwound on the spool to intense electric heat. This method is veryobjectionable because of possible electrical shorts taking place in thecomplicated electrical heating mechanism, which maynot only damage thehair but 'electrocute the patientandfpossibly the operator." Furthermore, obtained from electricity is )As soon as the pad 14 becomes cooledand the 7 Serial R0. 518,848.

not always easily controlled in tensity to meet the varying requirementsand it is a very common ex erience to not onlyseriously burn the hair 0the patient, but to burn the scalp of the patient. It is for thesereasons that many individuals hesitate to have their hair permanentlywaved, but by the use of my method of permanently waving hair suchobjections are completely overcome, as will hereinafter be appreciated.

My method or process of permanently waving hair consists chiefly inusing extremely hot oil for the hair heating means as distinguished fromdangerous electrical heat. Any suitable oil beneficial and not harmfulto the hair may be used.

This oil may be brought to a high temperature wherever an type of heator tire is available. In the rawings I show a receptacle 10 havingtherein oil 11. As an illustration this receptacle may be placed on astove or over a suitable lamp in order to bring the oiljll to a hightemperature. The oil conveying means is in the form of a com trollablepad and consists of two rigid shell members 12 and 13 hinged togetherand cmbracing the upper side of an absorbent 1118111- ber 14, as isshown in the drawings. This member 14 may be of any suitable materialsuch as felt, layers of cloth, or the like to form a suitable pad. Thenumeral 16 desi nates the usual spool having the bin ed hair clampingmember 17 and upon w ich the hair 15 is tightly wound, as is well knownin the art. After a lock of hair has been tightly wound around the spooland clamping member 17, the pad assembly is placed around the same, asshown in Fi 4, and is tightly held in place by a yieldable spring member18, which engages the sides of the two hinged shells 12 and 13. By theshells 12 and 13 each being of curved construction, as shown in thedrawings, the pad 14 will completely embrace the spool and hair woundthereon. The oil in the )ad 14 which is of great temperature will ighlyheat the hair coiled around the spool thereby permanentl waving the hairin the usual manner as eat is applied to it in a stretched coiledcondition.

coil offhair has been subjected to the heat from the pad, the member 18may be removed and the pad assembly removed from the spool.

An number of spools and pad assemblies may e used in the process ofpermanently waving a head of hair, or if it is desired, the hair may bewaved by the treating of a strand at a time. After the entire head ofhair has been curled by my invention, the

a hair is submitted to the usual strengthening tor causes individualswishing to have permanent waves to proceed to have such waves withouthesitancy over the outcome.

Another important feature of my method of permanently waving hair is theeconomy in which a head of hair may be permanently waved. The partsneeded are few and the cost of heating the oil is negligible. As is wellknown electric permanent waving machines are very costly indeed.

I claim as myv invention:

1. The-method of permanently waving hair consisting in stretching andcoilin the hair, applying hot previously heated oil to said stretchedand coiled hair, washing the hair free of said oil, and last wavesetting said hair.

2. The method of permanently waving hair consisting in coiling the hair,applying hot reviouslyheated oil to said coiled hair,

wave setting said Hair. I a 3. The. method of permanently waving hairconsisting in coiling and stretching the hair around a rigid member,applyin hot previously heated oil to said stretche and coiled hair,washing theihair free of said oil, and last wave setting saidfhair.-

4. The method of permanently waving hair consisting in stretchingandcoiling the wasli mg the hair free of said oil, and last uncoiling thehair from said rigid member, sulnecting the hair" to a strengtheningsolution, next shampooing the hair, and lastly wave setting the hair.

6. The method of permanent-1y waving hair consisting in wra ping andstretchin the hair around a rigi member, heating 01 to a hightemperature absorbing said heated oil in a pad, the placing of saidheated pad with said heated oil around the hair on said rigid member,the removal of said pad after it as heated said hair, the unwinding ofsaid hair from said rigid member, the applying of a strengtheningsolution to said hair, the shampooing of said hair, and lastly the wavesetting of said hair.

ANTHON G. JOHNSON.

hair around a rigid member, embracing the;.

stretched and coiled hair and rigid member with a saturated pad of hot ftareviously heat i' ed oil removing the pad a er itis joooled, and thenshampooing the hair. i

5. The method of permanently waving hair consisting in stretching andcoiling the hair around a rigid member, embracing the stretched andcoiled hair and rigid member Withai saturated pad of hot previouslyll'eatedioil, removing the padgafter it is'""cooled,

